OKLAHOMA CITY (July 15) -- Central Oklahoma had an established veteran and an incoming freshman advance through the first two rounds of the Oklahoma Golf Association State Amateur Championship Tuesday at Gaillardia Golf and Country Club.
Junior-to-be Colby Shrum and rookie Andrew Green both made it through the stroke-play qualifying tournament on Monday and each won a pair of matches Tuesday to move into the round of 16. The tournament continues Wednesday with two more rounds of action, with the semifinals and finals set for Thursday.
Shrum, who earned Lone Star Conference Player of the Year and NCAA Division II All-America honors last season for the Bronchos, made it into the 64-man tournament with a 74 in Monday's qualifying and entered as the No. 49 seed.
The Perry native routed 16th-seeded Alan Bratton of Stillwater 5&4 in Tuesday's first round and followed with a tense 1-up win in 20 holes over No. 17 Kyle Lewis of Shawnee. He will take on top-seeded Robbie Laird of Tulsa Wednesday morning.
Green, a prep standout at Edmond Santa Fe High School who signed with UCO last fall, was seeded 31st after shooting a 73 in qualifying.
He opened match play with an easy 4&3 win over No. 31 Blake Walker of Oklahoma City, then upset No. 2 seed Stephen Carney of Tulsa 3&2 in the second round. Green will meet Tulsa's 15th-seeded Bryan Boaz in the round of 16.
